servlet-mapping for SES links fails: *.jsp/*

[lmajano]

I have tried to add a new servlet-mapping to my web.xml to allow for SES type urls such as:

index.cfm/page/2
index.jsp/page/2

I have been able to map these kind of URL's in Resin by just doing a new servlet-mapping like this:

<servlet-mapping>
<servlet-name>CFMLServlet</servlet-name>
<url-pattern>*.cfm/*</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>

However, jboss web throws and error:
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Invalid <url-pattern> *.cfm/* in servlet mapping
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.addServletMapping(StandardContext.java:2488)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.addServletMapping(StandardContext.java:2464)
... 49 more

How can this mapping be invalid if it works in RESIN, Jetty and JRUN. Can you please provide some insight?

[lmajano]

Hello? Anybody in these forums helping?

[peterj]

I saw your post but I have no idea what SES is, and I don't use Resin. And the servlet mappings you are attempting goes beyond what I have tried. Sorry I can't help.

Does this servlet mapping work in Tomcat?

My only suggestion would be to compare the servlet mapping handling code in JBoss Web/Tomcat with that in Resin, and perhaps open a JIRA with a patch.

[lmajano]

SES = Search Engine Safe URL's or pretty urls. Basically how mod_rewrite works but sending them through a front controller page, example: index.cfm/page/2

Then my index.cfm page would detect the page/2 in the cgi path_info and translate it to a variable page=2.

I believe this servlet mapping does NOT work on Tomcat either. As for my tests, this works in Resin and JRun.

[peterj]

And since JBoss AS uses JBoss Web as its servlet container and JBoss Web is a variation of Tomcat, it would appear that your option is what I suggested about a patch and JIRA.